Straits Echo, 21 May 1912

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  • 34 1 Straits Echo OAILY CHRONICLE OH EVENTS», CIRCIJtaTINO THROIHiHOUI THfc STRAUS». IHfc EEDERAMcO MALAY STATES ANO THE EAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. $24 Per Annum. PERANO, 11ESDAY, 21st MAY, 1912.» Single Copy. 10 cents. No. 116
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1025 1 ]Uire a Tonio and wnw V r0t t ii,n K to nourish you, Drink Head Guinness's Stout, /v\& and look F f for this label A to see that you get it. A Co., Sole Agents. Andrew Usher 8 Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE. O.V.G. Whisky. SAMIUNDS, BUTTERY 8 Co.. agents for
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    • 37 1 1 Order it in Nip Bottles Dog’s Head Guinness's Stout. The Tonic that cheers and soothes and doesn't harm. I I Observe this label, j it is on every genuine Nip. c TIANG LEE&& Co., Sole Agent*.
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  • 897 2 Dr. E. A. O. Travers, chairman, presided at the w-oud annual general meeting of shareholders of Now Serendah Rubber 1 Company, Ltd., held last Saturday at 1 Kluuipur. 1 The Dett profit for the year amounted to 123,985 10, which together with the balance brought forward
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 66 2 WATERBURY’S inmnmniiuiUHiii.i:' UIUUIO -3 r i, X S.W 25. s 9 3 <j .r a J -5 r= c a u ca ■a 2 Z LJ o e •S -e M «s 5 os£sag|g *n <■> C S V O O 5 s i -3 H e J3 Q. W
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    • 410 2 A Matter of Common Interest. How to cure a cold is a question m which many are interested just now. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has won its great reputation and immense sale by its remarkable cure of colds. It can always be depended upon. For sale by all Dispensaries and I>ealers
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    • 1233 2 m y>// m m m w i m REMEMBER TO-NIGHT. GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME AT THE r< rk 'T ~r.i* C ijf V«iuh 2 CCGcll iilV dl‘C3i\Pd although you have always eieaued them is a proof tliat the preparations which you have used do not preserve the teeth. Use Odol!
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  • 28 3 Vessels hr on» Agents Due i J77 P. Ludwig Der Arcudia Devanha Singapore Colombo Colombo Singapore BM.ACo. BM.ACo AGACo. A.G.ACo. 21st May. 23rd |30th 1st June.
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  • 21 3 Vessel* For i Agents Leaves P. Ludwig Colombo B.M.&Co. May. Derjflinger Arcadia Singapore Singapore A-G.&Co. Devanha Colombo 1 A.G.&Co. June.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 379 3 S.N.C Arrivals And Departure!*. Mall Service Outward. Jlsv 30 Arcadia connecting with [Marmora June 13 A «save Moldavia homewaro FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. 1st class 2nd class To London by Sea $565-72 $377-14 To Marseilles or Gibraltar $528-00 $358-29 extra steamers Intermediate Service. rTTJTH excellent accommodation for a YV limited
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    • 419 3 (SHIPPING.} BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAYICAT10* CO., LTD. For INTENDED TO SAIL. Steamer. Singapore (Three times a week). Port Swettenham an<1 Singaoore. (Twice a week). Mergui. Tavoy, Yeh and Moulmoin (Fortnightly). Singapore, China and Japan. *rhur. 23rd May, 4 p.m. Sat. 25th May, 4 p.m. Sun 26th May, 4 p.m. Thur.
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    • 973 3 MEUTStm ILO7D, BREMEN. N. Y. K. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINS riIHE fast and well-known mAil steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen ;JL Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genon! Naples (connection Marseilles, Alexandra and vice versa). Port Said,- Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau or
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  • 95 4 Published daily (except Sundays and public holidays) AT THE CRITERION PRESS, Ltd. No. 226—232 Beach Street, Penang. Price. Itailv Local $24 per annum. OutBtation... Postage Extra. Mail Edition (Post Tree) *l5 CABLE ADDRESS ECHO—PENANG.” Telephone Nos. (Echo, 586 Printing Department 343 S.B.— All business ccni/nunications should be
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  • 850 4 It really seems to us at times that there are good, religiously minded debaters who prefer lies to the truth. It would seem to be going rather too far to accuse the leaderwriter of the Straits Times of ignorance, but if we don’t do that, we must accuse him
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  • 414 4 Five cases are hsted for the Assizes which opened this morning before Mr. Justice W. W. Fisher. Alleged Murder. The first case called for hearing was that against Mm bin Mat Hussein who was aliened to have murdered Ismail on the 21st of February, 1911, at Permatang .bingos,
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  • 223 4 Penang Penang Tin Exchange, buyers, no sellers j Singapore Straits Trading Go., 125 tons at 103.37^ Tin is quoted in London to-day at J 209 cash and £204 three months’ sight Rangoon rice is quoted here to-day at 8202 per coy an. A very powerful syndicate
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  • 1579 4 Perak Club. The long-deferred Extraordinary General Meeting of the Perak Club was held on Saturday, the 18th inst. to pass the revised version of the Accounts for the end of l>ecr. 1911, and also to consider countants Report on the Investigation of the Accounts of the Club
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  • 196 4 The little town of Sungei Lembingi Pahang, was practically wiped out by fire week ago. Sungei Lembing is the centre of the Pahang Consolidated Tin Co.’s activities and its population of about 3,000 is composed for the most part Chinese mine employees. It is situated thirty
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 432 4 Palmer Motorcycle Tyres. Nearly all Motor-cyclists have now learnt that the above is the right thing for them. FOUR QUALITIES. CORD 8 FABRIC. LIGHT 8 HEAVY. MASSEY-HARRIS MOTOR WORKS. 23. Beach Street, Penang (A special tip to riders of machines with 26 x 2 wheels have Palmer 26 x2£ tyres
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    • 36 4 Sprained Ank’e. A sprained ankle may as a rule be cured in from three to four days by applying Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and observing the directions with each bottle. For sale by all T>iBpensaries and Dealers.
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    • 83 4 Muscular Rheumatism W hen your shoulder is so lame that every movement of your arm pains you severely you may know that you have muscular rheumatism. Prompt relief may be had by applying Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and massagmg the affected parts with the palm of the hand at each application.
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    • 44 4 Coughing, sneezing, spitting, wheezing* Hands too hot, and feet near freezing, I’d no pleasure, standing, walking, Lying, sitting, silent, talking, Very high was my temperature, I just took Wood's’ Great Peppermint Cure, Then I got relief, 'twas pleasant Merely with me to be present.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 31 5 (Echo Special Singapore, May 21. The Colony's trade for the first quarter of 1912 «hows an increase of 15% as compared with the corresponding period in the year previous.
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    • 47 5 (Echo Special.) Singapore, May 21. Mr. Tittock is going home. He has been upwards of thirty years in Singapore. lieyond visiting Johore he had not left the island during the whole period, excepting a few weeks back, when he visited his son in Hongkong.
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    • 36 5 /*> Singapore, May 21. At the meeting of the Glenealy Rublier Company, Mr. Allan presiding, it was decided to raise $100,000 iu order to bring 1,000 acres into bearing. The capital will be issued at par.
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    • 58 5 (Echo Special.') Singapore, May 20. Further evidence was given at the Police Court by Kayner and Duff in the de Boseck C*6C Bond, a chartered accountant, testified that *«arly in 1010 lie was messiug together with the accused who exhibited a numlier of pearls. The trial of
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    • 78 5 (Reuter.) Loudon, May 20. Mr. Lucien Wolf, in the Graphic, states that Baron Bieberstein’s first task in London will lie the signature of the revised version of the secret Anglo-German treaty of 1898, relating to the Portuguese Colonies. The treaty will then lie published. Portuguese sovereignty aud
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    • 97 5 (Reuter.) Churchill Vindicated. London, May 20. The papers give prominence to the approbation of Mr. Winston Churchill’s Navy speech by the Hon. W. White (Canadian Minister of Finance), the Hon. G. F. Pearce (Australian Minister of Defence), and the Hon. Andrew Fisher (Australian Premier). They express gratification at
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    • 46 5 (Reuter.) London, M ay 20. The Daily Chronicle learns that the OoTerument is prepared to make very wide concessions at the committee stage of the elsh Disestablishment Bill. The Church w ill probably be left iu possession of all the endowments except the tithes.
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    • 61 5 Reuter London, May 20. Owing to a dispute arising out of the employment of a non-Unionist the London lightermen decided to strike on the eveniucr of the 20th inst. 6,000 people will l>e affected. The whole tra«le of the port is threatened. The Old, Old Reason. The non-Unionist
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    • 64 5 I Reuter.) Brussels, May 20. The Co rt officials informed the King of the Europewide canards reflecting on the private life of the Belgian Royal family, including the story that the Queen surprised the King with a chambermaid and that she shot the chambermaid. The King was most
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    • 40 5 (Reuter.) London, May 20. Their Majesties the King and Queen were yesterday present at the service and a brilliant church parade at Aldershot. Detachments from all the regiments in the district attended. Their Majesties return to London to-dav.
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    • 32 5 (Reuter.) London, May 20. Sir John Jackson, Ltd. has obtained a provisional contract for .£4,000,000 to complete another stage of the Willcocks irrigation scheme of Mesopotamia estimated to cost £30,000,000.
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    • 66 5 (Reuter.) New Orleans, May 20. The U. S. authorities seized the British steamer Santona ou the charge of violating President Taft’s proclamation against the shipment of arms for the Mexicans. They found 100,000 cartridges and ten cases of carbines on board. Later —The Santona has been released
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    • 35 5 Reuter.) London, May 20. The military aviator Lieutenant Ashton, while descending at Amesburv. dashed into a crowd. One was killed and three seriously wounded. The aeroplane overturned but the aviator was unhurt.
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    • 88 5 Reuter. London, Mav 20. M iss Malecka has decided to petition the Tsar against her impris«>uinent. Question in the Commons. Loudon, May 21. At question time in the House of Commons Mr. F. D. Aclaud, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said that it was impossible
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    • 80 5 (Reuter London, May 20. Mr. A. J. Balfour, speaking at the annual meeting of the Victoria League of the Empire, believed that at no distant date a scheme of Imperial Parliament would be matured whereby Great Britain’s selfgoverning colonies will be united. The whole trend of events was
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    • 72 5 (Reuter.) New York. May 20. The U. S. government argues that the immediate effect of the Coffee Trust or Brazilian Valorisation Scheme was the withdrawal of nearly 11,000,000 bags from the market, It declares that the valorisation was net concocted for the benefit of producers or the public
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    • 27 5 (Reuter.) Copenhagen, May 20. Great crowds are attending the Ivine-in-State of King Frederick VIII at the Castle Church. The lying-in-State will continue to to-morrow.
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    • 42 5 (Reuter.) Loudon, May 20. The Entries for the Olympic Game? at Stockholm number 2.260 athletes exclusive of cymnaate, rfl-men etc Great Bnt un sent 267, and the Colonies 114 Japan >en» 1 sprinter and a candidate for the Marathon race.
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    • 71 5 (Reuter.) Simla, May 21. Telegrams from Lhasa on the 15th lust, through Gyantse say that the Chinese are hemmed within the buildings of the southern suburbs. Their supplies of cartridges are exhausted. The maxim guns and artillery are silent. They are feeding on the dead transport animals.
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    • 39 5 (Reuter Teheran, May 21. Yeprin, the famous Armenian Chief of Police at Teheran who did Persia much service has been killed, it is alleged treacherously, while operating against the ex-fehali’s brother Salar-ed-Dowleh near Hamadan
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    • 70 5 (Reuter Sentences Reduced. London, May 21. In the House of Commons Mr. Reginald McKenna, Home Secretary, reduced the sentence passed on Tom Mann, for inciting soldiers not to shoot ou the rioters, to two months’ imprisonment. He also ordered the release of Bowman who had served nearly
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    • 643 5 Echo Correspondence. Ex-Goveruor-General Tang Choeu Chieu of Chekiang left for Singapore on Tuesday by ihe K. P M. steamer Van Noort. Whilst in Sumatra lie visited Marieudal, Sougei Semayang and Pangkalau Brandan. lie was eseo r ted to Belawan by Major vAong All Fie aud a large crowd of
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  • 685 5 We take the following paragraphs from the report of the Postmaster General for 1911: The number of postal articles (includiug parcels) posted in the Straits Settlements during 1911 was 8,089,098, as against > 7,098,885 in 1910; the number delivered > was 0,890,788, as compared with 0,151,352. The
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  • 100 5 Penang, 21st May, 1912. 4 m/s Bank drafts on Loudon 2/4/, D/D 2/4/, T/T 2/4,’ 4 3 ra/s Credits 2/4*l 60 d/s h 2 4jj 30 d/s 2/4/, D DBank buying,, 2 4/, New York 56$ Paris 294* Hamburg 238$ Java, Bank demand 1404 buying D/D 142 Calcutta
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  • 262 5 I P. L. R C. r Practice Shoot at 200 Yards. 1 m m Total. I Mis* Joan Smith 29 3 59 Mrs. Hamilton 27 27 *54 Mrs. Oxen ham 25 24 49 Mrs. Webster... 26 22 48 Miss Jones 18 25 43 Mrs. Cator 20 21 41 Miss
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  • 183 5 The s.s. Ranee will sail for Deli tomorrow at 5 p.ru. Tin. —The s.s. Hok Canton arrived here this morning with 170 slabs of tin. Inward Shipment. s.s. Hok Canton 2o bags maize s.s. 34 betelnuts s.s. Ranee 4> s.s. Glenfalloch 25 chests tea s.s. 109 bags brown sugar
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  • 78 5 To- DAT sth Day of 4th Moon. Band, Golf Club, 6 p.m. Soccer Police vs. Sabrul Jamil, Esplanade. P. O. C. Bowls Tournament. George Town Cinematograph, Kuala Kar.gsar Road. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. Matsuo’s Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. To-morrow. 6th Dav of 4th Moon. Test Trial Match, Lord’s. Cup
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  • 8 5 German (Derjflinger ...23rd English (Arcculia) ...30th
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 36 5 Source of Sleeplessness. Tl»e most common cause of insomnia is disorders of the stomach. Chaml>erlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these disorders and enable you to sleep. F“ r Ka p all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 35 5 Riedel’s < liiitsan is not unpleasant to take, and is not attended by those distressing bve'fects which so often accompany the use of balsams and Santal oils. It has secured unquaiitied praise from the leading Specialists.
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    • 195 5 IHE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTD. !kai> Office: —SINGAPORE. Lite A Shu run co amt Endowment in All Forms. LIKKKAL POLICIES. LOW KATES P’yift/irial Ayents J\rr I’enang. MACBETH AND BARRETT. E. C. BOYCE, District Manager. ■..■•I No. 7, Union Street. jfOJK SA.LE. We Have Received Another CONSIGNMENT OF Tough
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 74 6 Omapere, Br. 340, Lyoi*, 20th May. Singapore. 18th May, Gen.—E. S. Ltd. Kl—f, Br. 732, Obeo. SOth M»j. Bin^apor> 1 16th May, Ova.— A. G. GlnfJuck, Br. 1.434. Egdom. 20th May, Singapore, 18£h May, Gen. Koe Guan A Co. Hok Canton, Br. a.a., 294 j, G uU J** l,t
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    • 67 6 21st Mat. Indragiri, for Deli and l>angsa. Malacca for Tongkah. Lconq Ho, for Batu Bahra. Ban WhattSoon, and Pangkalan Bran dan. Omapcre, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Perak, for Deli. Hebe, for Teluk Anson. Pangkor, for Dindings and Sitiawan. Klang, for Port Swettenham and Singapore. Print Ludwig, for Ceylon,
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    • 302 6 |l»> Pon Singapore, Ch ina and Japan—Per Dsrjlia- ger, te-morrow, 6 pJk. Port Swettenham and Singapore —Per Tara, 23rd instant, 3 p.m. Singapore, Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow —Per Curonia, 23rd instant, 4 p.m. Calcutta —Per Sui Sang, 23rd instant, 4 p.m. On Win Datb. Taiping, Ipohand Batu G&j&h,
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  • 127 6 PmfAJMK 21st Mat. (By courtesy of Os Chartered Bank.) Ijondon, Demand Bank 2/4 8 S 4 months* sight Bank 2/4,5 3 Credit 2/4•; n 8 Documentary.. 2/4sf Calcutta, Demand Bank R**- 174| 3 days* sight Prirate 1/54 bombay, Demand Bank 174$ Moulmein, Demand Bank 1734 8 days* sight Privau*
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  • 215 6 Gold Leal *04.60 Black Pepptr no stoc White Topper 29| buyers Trang Pepper 23. —sellers Cloves 35. —nominal \fura 120 —sellers Pickings 110 —sales Nutmegs 110 s. 23. —buyers SNo. 1 .8 20 sat 2 8.10 sal s Basket 6.1 b buyers Copra (mixed) 10.70 buyers fTahbun 190. se
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  • 168 6 Pknang, 21st Mat. 1912 Bkkp— cl*Soup cart» 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew o Curry Meat... 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 80 Tongue... 55 beet 15 Heart 30 Liver per catty 55 Pork Pork per call 32 Pig’s Head... Peek Tongue Muttoh per lb. Head each
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  • 1957 6 SHA RES. j j 1 i nr CpiW. > B I ih«a»d» l J I 6 i Li <s x 1 s fc 1 iBBl 1 j 1907 1908 1909 **********12 RUBBER- HOLLAR SH ARES, p.c. p.c. I p.c. as! 1 «a onn I a irAAAA, 130 000C l l
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 31 6 The most rapiu and satisfactory results are obtained by treatment with Oc *lOB*H (Kawa Santal). Booklet and sample to medical men free on application to any of the chief Penang Chemists.
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    • 83 6 How to Keep Well. Constipation brings many ailments in its train ana is the primary cause of much sickness. Keep jour bowels regular madam, and you will escape many of the ailments to which women are subject. Constipation is a very simple thing, but like many simple things, it may
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    • 75 6 CHAPOTEAUT’B NO CURATIVE TASTE PRINCIPLE NO or SMELL COD NO LIVER NAUSEA OIL MORRHUOL Is superior to Emulsions or Oil, it cures Incipient Consumption, Coughs, Bronchitis and Scrofula Each tiny Morrhuol capsule is extracted from a teaspoonful of cod liver oil. Recommended at the Paris Academy of Medicine, for loss
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  • 698 7 The Statutory Meeting of the sbarehold- ers of the Straits and P M S Motor ■Service Compauy Limited was held in the Peuaug Chamber of Commerce at 12 o’clock 1 on the 17th May. Those present w ere Mr. Chua Cheng Bok, 3 Cheah St-ng Yean, A.
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  • 655 7 The extraordinary general meeting of the St Helena Rubber Co., Ltd., last Friday, convened to consider the proposed amalgamation with the New Singapore Rubber Co., Ltd was a more or less formal affair. The pro j >oiia In »et out in the circular which was sent
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  • 515 7 The failure of Mr. J. B. Joel’s horse, White Star, to win the Two Thousand Guineas, tor which he w.u a hot favourite, will have alarmed his backers for the Derby, which is run on the first Wednesday in June. Until a couple of months ago,
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  • 870 7 How to Restore it Readily. With a good constitution and an intelligent observance of the precautions which have to be taken to counteract the deleterious action of the climate, there is no reason w hy life in a hot country should not run on the same healthy
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 531 7 JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF AUSTRALIAN HORSEFEED COMPRISING Oats, Bran, Chaff, Oaten Hay, Linseed Barley. G. H. SLOT CO„ PENANG. REMEMBER!!! PERHAPS YOU QUITE JE42 4J£« frlAT OUR Or. B. GHOSE, is the only oldest and Genuine expert in these diseases throughout India and abroad. Cydrode, Varicocele, Hernia and Elephantiasis.
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    • 55 7 THIS IS IT! WATERBURY’S METABOLIZED God Liver Oil Compound J, ttSf; TASTELESS ODORLESS 'i he latest scientific pre parationof COI> LIVER OIL Di»es all that is claimed for it and super sedes Hie old fashioned emulsions hich upset the stomach. Highly re commended by th. medi cal profession. Cfh all
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    • 8 7 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.
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    • 12 7 t or Children’s Hacking Cough at Night., I Wood*’ Groat Peppermint Cure.
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    • 731 7 Everyone Benefits by the use of things which expert' ence has proved to be valuable and helpful to humanity. All are liable, in a greater or lesser degree, to the same troubles, and even the strong' est person will suffer occasionally from ailments due to an irregular action of the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 830 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Lite of Dr. An» Co., fta. U. S. A. Charges Moderate, Consultation Free. BBSIDINO AT So.\2Ia,J > en*n&\Road. A lev Jomi from the Enters aid Oriental Hold. CHOP Oim &eng Moh, 203, Main Road. Taiping, Tin Miners, Advaneers and Genera Goods Store. 20c TECK A COMPANY.
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